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[-] PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works 28 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Very interesting YT clip from a linguist on exactly this. He traces its history and some origins go back quite a ways and lots come from the Black community, which should surprise no one.

https://youtu.be/BFgg-Gy0E2g

[-] x00z@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago

The only thing I don't like about linguistics coming from the Black community is saying "axe" instead of "ask". God that triggers me.

[-] phlegmy@sh.itjust.works 7 points 4 months ago

Is that really something that came from the black community though? It was around before North America was colonised.

[-] tiredofsametab@kbin.run 6 points 4 months ago

Modern dialectal ax is as old as Old English acsian and was an accepted literary variant until c. 1600.

https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=ask

So older, yes, but also possibly a separate phenomenon unless certain people happened to still use that variant when enslaving people.

[-] x00z@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Not sure. It might not have originated from the black community but it definitely is being used more and more within it.

[-] tiredofsametab@kbin.run 3 points 4 months ago

Language Jones is a great channel!

[-] MindTraveller@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 months ago
[-] PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago

Dammit, thank you - fixed. Appreciate you letting me know.

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